THE HP FREAK

HI!... Still looking for these.

HI!... I'm looking for a new set of Tamiya Tyrrell P34 rear rubber tires. Not mounted on rims. Just the tires only.

HI!... Wheels came in today. Just going with the huge rear foams until I can find a set of the original rear rubber ones.

HI!... A few things came in today.... Redcat Backdraft 8E parts : Got all this for $18 off E-bay. :wink:

HI!... Well some more parts came in for the Backdraft 8E today. Just got to get some time to put it all back together now.

HI!... Well I got a body and cut it out. Now I just need to paint and and find some decals.

HI!... Got some more work don on the DS the other day. Installed some nice wheels and finished off applying the decals. I still have to make a rear spoiler out of some left over lexan I have. The original was butchered by the previous owner.

HI!... Well I picked up the powder coated parts today. They look good. Hopefully I can start assembling it soon. What I still need to find is the rubber tires that came on the TYRRELL P34. I know the re-re had the same tires. But I can't seem to find any. People would have to replace the ones on the re-re eventually, so where do you get them from? Anyone?

HI!... Worked on mine.

HI!... Are you trying to upgrade the Bigwigs axles? If so the CVD from the Tamiya Dark Impact is a direct replacement for the Bigwig.

HI!... Well I got a bit of work done on the Backdraft 8E today. All the blue anodized parts have been de-anodized. I got about 70% of the rolling chassis built. Then I realized I missed a few parts when I put the large parts order in a few weeks ago. Still need to get a pinion gear for the rear diff and some steering linkage. Here's a few pics so far.

HI!... I have two. I run the Weller 260/200 watt for large gauge wire for RC and automotive purposes. I also run a small cheap P/A 35 watt one.

HI!... Well the paint showed up today. Might paint the body tomorrow depending on how I feel. Also the NIP P34 steering set showed up.

HI!... Just an update. The NIP steering set came in today. Also ordered a can of Tamiya TS-15 and TS-26 for the body. Should be here next week. I dropped the glass beaded parts off at the powder coaters tonight. Going with a light silver metallic. Cost? $15. lol! Hopefully I can start assembling this thing soon.

HI!... This will be Tamiya BigWig #9. :laugh:

HI!... Got some work done on BigWig #6 this weekend. Bought a driver figure and got him painted up and mounted in the body. Also got some BigWig decals applied to the body.

HI!... Got a bit more work done on BigWig #8 this weekend. Bought a new driver figure, got him painted up and mounted in the body. Also got a new MSC installed in the car with servo and fake battery.

HI!... Shouldn't be too bad. Everything is there basically. I already have a set of tires, and a vintage battery and will be reusing all the vintage electronics. Powdercoating will be about $25. I didn't pay close to $125 for the body set. lol! Basically after the P/C I just have to put it back together and paint it. Should have less than $300 in it total. Not bad since finding one of these in great shape ranges from $650-$1000.

HI!... So NIP body came in today : All the chassis parts degreased and cleaned : All the chassis parts glass beaded :

HI!... O.k I picked up this original Tamiya Tyrell P34 from Andyaus a little bit ago. Was in decent but rough shape. As soon as it came I started working on it. I always wanted one of these. :woohoo: I saved both mirrors and the two aluminum mounting brackets off the original body. The rest of it went into the garbage. Too far gone to be salvaged. My re-re Tamiya Tyrell P34 needed a driver's side mirror anyway so now it has one. I tore the car down and let all the parts soak in a plastic tub of Greased Lightning over night. Next day started cleaning 38 years of dirt and grime off of it. The parts came pretty clean but now you can tell this car was run a bit. Scratches all on the bottom of the chassis plates. No big deal. I decided then that all the aluminum parts would be fine glass beaded and sent out to be powder coated. Nice thing about my glass beader is that it takes small scratches out quite easily. After powder coating you will never tell they were there. I'm going to go with a aluminum powder coating colour so it will be hard to tell the difference. The main chassis plate was pretty bent and the stiffening grooves were disfigured. I used to be a Way cover repairman in a fabrication shop so this was easy to fix. Took about a hour but got the chassis plate almost good as new. I ordered a NIP body for the car and it came in today. I also cleaned up the upgraded 540 motor. I ordered a NIP steering set that should arrive next week. Here's some pics of the process so far. Car when I bought it : (Andy's pics)